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Table 4 Receipt of lifestyle advice and opinion of GP care (clinic participants n = 748)

From: Characteristics of patients who access zero, one or multiple general practices and reasons for their choices: a study in regional Australia

 

Did not attend a GP practice in past 12 months

n = 37

Attended a single GP practice

n = 605

Attended multiple GP practices

n = 100

P (1 practice vs > 1 practice

P (o practices vs ≥1 practice)

  

Missing (n)

 

Missing (n)

 

Missing (n)

  

Advice (ever) from GP regarding (%):

•  Exercise

32.4

 

49.6

 

45.0

 

0.410

0.042

 

1

 

32

 

0

  

•  Alcohol

5.4

 

11.0

 

12.6

 

0.624

0.414

 

2

 

34

 

0

  

•  Diet

35.1

 

42.1

 

44.1

 

0.755

0.394

 

0

 

27

 

0

  

•  Weight loss

21.6

 

39.7

 

44.5

 

0.345

0.024

 

0

 

27

 

1

  

• Smoking

8.6

 

17.3

 

21.2

 

0.334

0.175

 

2

 

57

 

7

  

Opinion of GP care (% of participants rating ‘very good’):

•  GP spends enough time

40.6

 

63.9

 

60.4

 

0.501

0.024

 

5

 

79

 

0

  

•  GP asks about symptoms

46.7

 

60.3

 

50.5

 

0.078

0.191

 

7

 

84

 

0

  

•  GP listens

50.0

 

65.2

 

53.5

 

0.032

0.583

 

5

 

79

 

0

  

•  GP explains tests

55.2

 

62.7

 

56.8

 

0.302

0.560

 

8

 

100

 

6

  

•  GP involves patient in decisions

45.2

 

64.3

 

57.7

 

0.250

0.058

 

6

 

109

 

4

  

•  GP shows care and concern

53.1

 

67.0

 

59.6

 

0.166

0.182

 

5

 

85

 

2

  

•  GP takes problems seriously

46.9

 

66.3

 

61.4

 

0.362

0.038

 

5

 

85

 

0

  
  1. Missing data were removed from analysis